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Recupera, S.A.
Pancorvo, JorgeCase PAD-P-C-343Service and Operations ManagementDardo López-Dolz, propietario del negocio y persona emprendedora, afronta varias decisiones para conseguir que su empresa siga creciendo. Sin embargo, la naturaleza del servicio parte de una anomalía de las transacciones de compraventa: un deudor que no cumple sus obligaciones según lo convenido. La demanda tiene un comportamiento irregular, con expedientes de cobranza que varían según cada caso, y con exigencias operativas distintas por cad...Starting at €8.20
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Fresh Connections (Spanish Version)
West, Jonathan; Harmeling, Susan S.; Kasper, Christian G.Case HBS-607S02Service and Operations ManagementMary Alice McKenzie se enfrenta a numerosos problemas en el crecimiento de su negocio de alimentos frescos preparados a base de Vermont. Ella tiene que hacer frente a problemas operacionales inmediatas - como los cuellos de botella y las decisiones de equipo de capital -, así como decidir sobre una posición estratégica a largo plazo. Este caso se investiga cómo se puede estructurar sus operaciones de hoy en día para aprovechar el crecimiento cont...Starting at €8.20
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Hill Country Snack Foods Co. (Spanish version)
Kester, W. Carl; Stephenson, CraigCase HBS-913S04FinanceHill Country Snack Foods, located in Austin, Texas, manufactures, markets, and distributes snack foods and frozen treats. The CEO is passionate about maximizing shareholder value and believes in keeping tight control over costs and operating the business as efficiently as possible. The company invests in additional capacity and new products only when attractive, low-risk opportunities are identified and can be funded internally. The firm's cultur...Starting at €8.20
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BrightStar Care: The Evolution of a Leadership Team, Teaching Note
Groysberg, Boris; Ammerman, Colleen; Hull, OliviaTeaching Note HBS-417074-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for case 417020.Starting at €0.00
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Global Sourcing at Nike
Hsieh, Nien-he; Toffel, Michael W.; Hull, OliviaCase HBS-619008-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). This case explores the evolution of Nike's global product sourcing strategy, in particular ongoing efforts to improve working conditions at its suppliers' factories. When the case opens in July 2018, Vice President of Sourcing Amanda Tucker and her colleagues in Nike's Global Sourcing and Manufacturing...Starting at €8.20
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Extend Fertility: Conceiving the Market for Egg Preservation (A)
Spar, Debora L.; Hull, OliviaCase HBS-719019-EStrategyThe case follows entrepreneur Christy Jones as she tries to imagine, and then build, a firm that will enable young women to preserve their eggs -- and thus extend their fertility. In April 2003, entrepreneur and MBA student Christy Jones was planning a new venture to help women preserve their fertility. Her company, Extend Fertility, would commercialize a technique known as egg freezing, in which a woman's eggs were extracted and stored at low te...Starting at €8.20
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Bunge: Food, Fuel, and World Markets
Khanna, Tarun; Mingo, Santiago; West, JonathanCase HBS-708443-EStrategyIn 2007, Bunge, an agribusiness company, had over $26 billion in worldwide sales and was considered, along with Cargill and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), one of three very integrated worldwide agribusiness companies. Headquartered in White Plains, NY, the company has traditionally possessed a strong presence in Brazil. Describes Bunge's tradeoff between efficiency of global operations and local responsiveness in an uncertain business environment....Starting at €8.20
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Tiffany & Co. 1993 (Spanish version)
Kester, W. Carl; Backstrand, KendallCase HBS-202S13FinanceLa reestructuración de la venta al por menor del acuerdo de Tiffany con Mitsukoshi Ltd. en 1993 expuso a Tiffany sustancial volatilidad del tipo de cambio yen / dólar que no se había enfrentado con anterioridad. Esta nueva exposición requiere Tiffany para establecer políticas y prácticas de gestión de riesgo. La administración debe determinar si a Seto, cuál es el objetivo de la cobertura debe ser, la cantidad de exposición a la cubierta, y qué i...Starting at €8.20
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El proyecto de la mina de carbón An Tai Bao
Kester, W. Carl; Melnick, Richard P.Case HBS-206S08FinanceUn Tai Bao es la mayor mina de carbón a cielo abierto más grande del mundo y se encuentra en la provincia china de Shanxi. Después de ocho años de planificación y negociación, Occidental Petroleum, el socio extranjero en el trato, está a punto de firmar un acuerdo de financiación y la propiedad de $ 475 millones de dólares que implica $ 20 millones de su propio patrimonio y recurso limitado. El acuerdo contiene una serie de características inusua...Starting at €8.20
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SureCut Shears, Inc. (Spanish version)
Kester, W. CarlCase HBS-208S29FinanceA bank loan officer must determine whether to waive convenants and extend terms on a line of credit granted to SureCut Shears. At issue is whether the inability of SureCut to pay down its line of credit is due to a temporary cyclical downturn or other long-term financial problems.Starting at €8.20